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Miro vs Restate

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Miro

Technology

The visual workspace for innovation

From
Free
Free plan
Yes
Full reviewWebsite
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Restate

Developer Tools

Durable execution engine in Rust with a free tier and low-latency workflows

From
Free
Free plan
Yes
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Miro free tier limited to 3 editable boards; additional boards must be shared as read-only; Restate the runtime is under a Business Source Licence rather than an open source licence, so building a competing managed offering on it is prohibited and some procurement functions will reject it on licence grounds alone.
  • They diverge on capability: Miro covers Infinite canvas, Restate covers Durable execution.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Miro and Restate actually diverge.

Attributes where Miro and Restate differ
AttributeMiroRestate
Pricing modelfreemiumPer month by durable action count
PlatformsWebLinux, macOS, Web
CategoryTechnologyDeveloper Tools
Founded2011Unknown

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Miro

  • Infinite canvas
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Digital sticky notes
  • Diagramming
  • Mind mapping
  • Video chat
  • Screen sharing
  • Templates

Only in Restate

  • Durable execution
  • Virtual objects
  • Single binary runtime
  • Multi-language SDKs
  • Workflows and sagas
  • Restate Cloud

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Miro

  • Collaborative whiteboarding and diagrammingnot Restate
  • Team brainstorming and ideation sessionsnot Restate
  • Project planning and workflow visualisationnot Restate
  • Remote team collaborationnot Restate

Restate

  • Payment or order flows where a crash between two external API calls must not double-charge or lose the ordernot Miro
  • AI agent loops that call tools over minutes or hours and must survive a deployment mid-runnot Miro
  • Replacing hand-rolled retry, idempotency key and outbox code across a set of microservicesnot Miro
  • A small team that wants durable workflows without operating a Temporal cluster and its databasenot Miro

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Miro

  • Free tier limited to 3 editable boards; additional boards must be shared as read-only
  • AI credits heavily restricted: 25 credits per member per month on Starter, 50 on Business
  • Enterprise plan requires minimum 30 members
  • Large projects with numerous nested objects may impact performance on lower tiers

Restate

  • The runtime is under a Business Source Licence rather than an open source licence, so building a competing managed offering on it is prohibited and some procurement functions will reject it on licence grounds alone.
  • Restate Cloud jumps from a free fifty thousand actions straight to 300 US dollars a month for twenty million, so a workload sitting at a few hundred thousand actions pays enterprise-shaped money for hobby-shaped volume.
  • It is a young project against Temporal’s established base, so hiring engineers who already know it is unrealistic and the answer to most questions is in the docs rather than on Stack Overflow.
  • The programming model requires structuring code around durable handlers and virtual objects, which is a genuine rewrite for existing services rather than a library you add.
  • The single-binary simplicity that makes small deployments cheap also means fewer operational knobs at very large scale than a system designed as separable components.

Pricing, plan by plan

Miro

Free
  • FreeFree
    • 3 editable boards
    • 7,000+ templates
    • Multiple formats (Docs, Tables, Slides, Kanban)
  • Starter$8/month
    • Unlimited boards
    • Visitor editing
    • High-resolution exports
  • Business$20/month
    • Unlimited workspaces
    • Unlimited guests
    • 4,700+ diagramming shapes
  • Enterprise$null/mo
    • Custom pricing from 30 members
    • Enterprise-grade security
    • Regional data hosting

Restate

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Fifty thousand durable actions per month
    • No credit card required
    • Community support
  • Starter$300/month
    • Twenty million actions per month
    • Two hundred actions per second, bursting to one thousand
    • Twenty GB storage
  • Pro$1000/month
    • Fifty million actions per month
    • Five hundred actions per second, bursting to two thousand
    • Fifty GB storage
  • Enterprise$undefined/year
    • Negotiated volume
    • Twenty-four seven P0 support
    • 99.99 per cent SLA

Which should you pick?

Choose Miro if

  • You need infinite canvas.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want real-time collaboration.
Miro review

Choose Restate if

  • You need durable execution.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Linux, macOS, Web.
  • You also want virtual objects.
Restate review

Questions people ask

Is Miro or Restate better?
Neither clearly leads. Miro starts at Free and Restate at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Miro or Restate?
Miro starts at Free and Restate at Free.
Does Miro or Restate run on more platforms?
Miro runs on Web. Restate runs on Linux, macOS, Web.
Can I use Miro for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is Miro best used for?
Miro is most often used for collaborative whiteboarding and diagramming, team brainstorming and ideation sessions, project planning and workflow visualisation, remote team collaboration. Of those, collaborative whiteboarding and diagramming and team brainstorming and ideation sessions are not what Restate is typically brought in for.
What can Miro do that Restate cannot?
Miro covers Infinite canvas, Real-time collaboration, Digital sticky notes, Diagramming. Restate covers Durable execution, Virtual objects, Single binary runtime, Multi-language SDKs.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Miro: How much does Miro cost per month?

Miro offers Free (no cost), Starter at $8/month per member (billed yearly), Business at $20/month per member (billed yearly), and Enterprise with custom pricing from 30 members.

Source
Restate: Is Restate open source?

The SDKs are MIT. The runtime is under a Business Source Licence, which permits self-hosting but not offering it as a competing service.

Miro: Is there a free version of Miro?

Yes, Miro's Free plan includes 3 editable boards, 7,000+ templates, multiple formats, limited AI trial, 250+ integrations, and 100 MCP calls per day.

Source
Restate: How does it compare with Temporal?

Same problem, different shape: one Rust binary with embedded storage instead of a server plus database plus workers, and lower per-step latency.

Miro: Do organizations get discounts on Miro?

Miro offers education and nonprofit discounts, as well as startup credits of $500-$1,000 for eligible startups.

Source
Restate: Is there a free tier?

Yes, fifty thousand durable actions a month on Restate Cloud with no card required.

Miro: How does annual billing compare to monthly billing?

Annual billing saves 20% compared to monthly billing across all paid tiers on Miro.

Source
Restate: Which languages are supported?

TypeScript, Java, Kotlin, Go, Python and Rust.

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